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Description:

Grants to Northern Louisiana nonprofits for programs that enhance the quality of life for Shreveport-Bossier City area residents. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full application. First-time applicants and organizations outside the service area must contact the funding source prior to applying.

Priority will be given to local, small, and innovative programs that will add freedom of action and choice, opportunity, self-betterment, and a climate for change to the lives of the people they serve. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting those programs which are small, local, innovative and perhaps even unpopular.

The Foundation's priority is to fund organizations based in, or projects serving the residents of, the Shreveport area, but it may also fund requests from other areas, especially those with the potential to be replicated in the Shreveport area if proven effective.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 176511

Estimated Size of Grant:

There are no minimum or maximum funding amounts that an organization may request for funding.

Term of Contract:

The fall 2019 grant cycle will commence on July 1, 2019.

Eligibility:

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible organizations:

- Must be a 501c3 tax-exempt organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service;
- Must adhere to Beaird Family Foundation’s nondiscrimination policy; and
- Must have submitted interim/final report forms before LOI submission (if applicable).

Pre-proposal Conference:

There will be a non-mandatory new applicant group orientation hosted on February 1, 2019.

Pre-Application Information:

If your organization is not based in this area or if your organization is a first-time applicant,
contact Executive Director Toya Graham.

LOI and Grant Application Process:
The LOI is the first step in determining whether an organization may be eligible to apply for a Carolyn W. and Charles T. Beaird Family Foundation grant. The LOI serves three purposes. It provides an overview of the organization, introduces the proposed project, and provides the organization’s budget and project’s budget.

The LOI must be completed by interested organizations through the Foundation’s online grant management system. All LOIs must be submitted between December 1, 2018 and January 5, 2019, 11:59 p.m. CT. Upon LOI submission, organizations will receive an email stating that the Foundation received the LOI.

All LOI applicants will be notified by email on January 16, 2019 of their grant application invitation status; please ensure the accuracy of the email on file. If the LOI is approved, the organization will be invited to access the online grant application on January 16, 2019. Thereafter, the invited organization will submit the grant application on or before February 8, 2019, 11:59 p.m. CT.